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UK surname

Mackness

In the 1881 census there were 359 people recorded with the Mackness surname, ranking it #8,614 among surnames in the records. By 2016, the modern count was 420, ranked #11,414, down from #8,614 in 1881.

The strongest historical links point to London parishes, Northampton St Giles, Northampton St Sepulchre, Northampton Priory and Lambeth. In the modern distribution records, the strongest local clusters include Leicester and Blaby.

Across the surname records, the highest recorded count for Mackness is 447 in 1901. Compared with 1881, the name has grown by 17.0%.

1881 census count

359

Ranked #8,614

Modern count

420

2016, ranked #11,414

Peak year

1901

447 bearers

Map years

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1851 to 2016

Key insights

  • Mackness had 359 recorded bearers in 1881, making it the #8,614 surname in that year.
  • The latest modern count shown here is 420 in 2016, ranked #11,414.
  • Within the historical census years, the highest count was 447 in 1901.
  • The contemporary neighbourhood profile most associated with the surname is Suburban Professionals.

Mackness surname distribution map

The map shows where the Mackness surname is concentrated in each census or modern distribution year. Darker areas mean a stronger local concentration.

Distribution map

Mackness surname density by area, 1881 census.

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Timeline

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Mackness over time

The table below tracks recorded surname counts and rank from the 19th-century census years through the modern adult-register period.

Year Period Count Rank
1851 historical 268 #8,326
1861 historical 223 #10,942
1881 historical 359 #8,614
1891 historical 401 #8,860
1901 historical 447 #8,746
1911 historical 420 #8,969
1997 modern 409 #10,818
1998 modern 421 #10,954
1999 modern 438 #10,695
2000 modern 428 #10,850
2001 modern 424 #10,740
2002 modern 437 #10,693
2003 modern 416 #10,941
2004 modern 422 #10,838
2005 modern 410 #10,979
2006 modern 417 #10,886
2007 modern 412 #11,116
2008 modern 427 #10,892
2009 modern 425 #11,161
2010 modern 446 #10,988
2011 modern 425 #11,285
2012 modern 429 #11,078
2013 modern 429 #11,280
2014 modern 422 #11,516
2015 modern 421 #11,435
2016 modern 420 #11,414

Geography

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Where Mackness' are most common

Historical parish links are strongest around London parishes, Northampton St Giles, Northampton St Sepulchre, Northampton Priory, Lambeth, Rushden and Wymington, Higham Park. These are the places where the surname stands out most clearly in the older records.

The modern local-area list points to Leicester and Blaby. Treat these as concentration signals, not proof that every family line began there.

Some modern areas include a three-digit suffix, such as Leeds 110. The suffix is a small-area code, so it stays in the table while the prose uses the plain place name.

Top historical parishes

Rank Parish Area
1 London parishes London 3
2 Northampton St Giles, Northampton St Sepulchre, Northampton Priory Northamptonshire
3 Lambeth London (South Districts)
4 Rushden Northamptonshire
5 Wymington, Higham Park Northamptonshire

Top modern areas

Rank Area District
1 Leicester 026 Leicester
2 Leicester 004 Leicester
3 Leicester 028 Leicester
4 Blaby 006 Blaby
5 Leicester 008 Leicester

Forenames

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First names often paired with Mackness

These lists show first names that appear often with the Mackness surname in historical and recent records.

Modern profile

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Neighbourhood profile for Mackness

Modern surname records can be compared with neighbourhood classifications. For Mackness, this points to the kinds of places where the surname is most concentrated today.

These neighbourhood labels describe areas, not individual people. They are useful because surnames often cluster through family history, migration, housing patterns and local work. A surname can be strongest in one type of neighbourhood even when people with that name live across the country.

The UK classification gives the national picture. The London classification is more specific to the capital, where housing, age profile, tenure and population mix can look quite different from the rest of the UK.

UK neighbourhood type

UK Output Area Classification

Supergroup

Ethnically Diverse Suburban Professionals

Group

Suburban Professionals

Nationally, the Mackness surname is most associated with neighbourhoods classed as Suburban Professionals, within Ethnically Diverse Suburban Professionals. This does not mean every Mackness household fits that profile, but it gives a useful signal about where the modern surname distribution is strongest.

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Group profile

Employment in this Group is typically in managerial and professional occupations, and education to degree level is common. Residents are typically of working age, many of whom identify with an Indian ethnicity. Households are unlikely to be of Mixed or Multiple ethnicities, and English is not the main language used in some households. This Group is found on the outskirts of most conurbations as well as in the suburbs of some free-standing towns.

Wider pattern

Those working within the managerial, professional and administrative occupations typically reflect a wide range of ethnic groups, and reside in detached or semi-detached housing. Their residential locations at the edges of cities and conurbations and car-based lifestyles are more characteristic of Supergroup membership than birthplace or participation in child-rearing. Houses are typically owner-occupied and marriage rates are lower than the national average. This Supergroup is found throughout suburban UK.

London neighbourhood type

London Output Area Classification

Supergroup

Social Rented Sector Families with Children

Group

Social Rented Sector Pockets

Within London, Mackness is most associated with areas classed as Social Rented Sector Pockets, part of Social Rented Sector Families with Children. This gives the surname a London-specific profile rather than forcing the capital into the same pattern as the rest of the country.

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Group profile

Found in pockets across London, residents are less likely to live in private sector rentals and fewer adults are students. Fewer individuals work in transport and communications occupations relative to the Supergroup average. More individuals identify as Black and were born in Africa.

Wider London pattern

Residents of these neighbourhoods include sizable numbers identifying with ethnicities originating outside Europe, particularly in Africa or Bangladesh. The proportion of residents identifying as White, Indian or Pakistani is well below the London average. Neighbourhood age profiles are skewed towards younger adults, and above average numbers of families have children. Rates of use of English at home are below average. Marriage rates are low, and levels of separation or divorce are above average. Housing is predominantly in flats, and renting in the social rented sector the norm - few residents are owner occupiers. Housing is often overcrowded, and neighbourhoods are amongst the most densely populated in London. Disability rates are above average, although levels of unpaid care provision are about average. Employment is in caring, leisure, other service occupations, sales and customer service, or process, plant, and machine operation. Part time working and full-time student study are common. Levels of unemployment are slightly above average. Most residents have only Level 1 or 2 educational qualifications or have completed apprenticeships.

Healthy neighbourhoods

Access to healthy assets and hazards

Mackness is most concentrated in decile 6 for access to healthy assets and hazards. This places the surname near the middle of the scale.

Lower deciles point towards weaker access to healthy assets or stronger exposure to local hazards. Higher deciles point towards stronger access and fewer hazards.

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Lower access Higher access

Neighbourhood deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation

Mackness falls in decile 1 for neighbourhood deprivation. This puts the surname towards the more deprived end of the index.

Decile 1 represents the more deprived end of the scale. Decile 10 represents the less deprived end.

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More deprived Less deprived

Broadband speed

Fixed broadband download speed

The modern neighbourhood pattern for Mackness is most associated with a typical fixed broadband download band of 60-70 mbit/s.

The scale below places that band in context, from slower local download bands through to faster ones.

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Area snapshot

Ethnic group estimate

Most common ethnic group estimate
White - British

This describes the area pattern most associated with Mackness, not the ethnicity of every person with the surname.

1881 census detail

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Mackness families in the 1881 census

These tables use 1881 census entries for people recorded with the Mackness surname. Use the location tables for concentration, then the name and occupation tables for the people behind the surname.

Top counties

Total is the county count. Frequency and index adjust for local population size, so they are better concentration signals. Northamptonshire leads with 92 Mackness' recorded in 1881 and an index of 27.93x.

County Total Index
Northamptonshire 92 27.93x
Surrey 53 3.11x
Leicestershire 45 11.59x
Bedfordshire 42 23.16x
Middlesex 33 0.94x
Yorkshire 27 0.78x
Huntingdonshire 18 25.89x
Glamorgan 7 1.15x
Durham 5 0.48x
Midlothian 5 1.07x
Cambridgeshire 4 1.80x
Kent 4 0.33x
Derbyshire 3 0.55x
Wiltshire 3 0.97x
Berkshire 2 0.76x
Buckinghamshire 2 0.94x
Carmarthenshire 2 1.36x
Essex 2 0.29x
Somerset 2 0.35x
Staffordshire 2 0.17x
Worcestershire 2 0.44x
Cheshire 1 0.13x
Hampshire 1 0.14x
Lancashire 1 0.02x
Norfolk 1 0.19x

Top districts and towns

Districts give a more local view than counties. Total shows raw records, while frequency and index show local concentration. Lambeth in Surrey leads with 39 Mackness' recorded in 1881 and an index of 12.77x.

Place Total Index
Lambeth 39 12.77x
Northampton Priory St 24 121.46x
Rushden 24 544.22x
Leicester St Margaret 14 14.79x
Finchley 10 74.46x
Leicester All Sts 9 118.11x
Wellingborough 9 54.35x
Bedford St Paul 8 64.31x
Northampton All Sts 8 71.56x
St Pancras London 8 2.84x
Stevington 8 1066.67x
Bedford St Peter 7 148.62x
Cardiff St Mary 7 20.84x
Kempston 7 169.90x
Leicester St Mary 7 22.31x
Bramley In Bramley 6 45.18x
Conington 6 1714.29x
Ecclesall Bierlow 6 8.50x
Newington 6 4.64x
Potton 6 248.96x
Brigstock 5 400.00x
Hammersmith London 5 5.80x
Lofthouse 5 96.53x
Lutterworth 5 210.97x
South Leith 5 9.47x
St Giles In Fields 5 41.39x
Westoe 5 8.47x
Elton 4 412.37x
Glass Houghton 4 317.46x
Great Oakley 4 1538.46x
Huntingdon All Sts 4 833.33x
Lewisham 4 6.28x
Marske In Guisbrough 4 64.94x
Wymington 4 677.97x
Battersea 3 2.33x
Northampton St Sepulchre 3 17.90x
Southwark St George Martyr 3 4.26x
Thrapston 3 180.72x
Wootton Bassett 3 111.52x
Bathwick 2 32.05x
Bringhurst Drayton 2 1250.00x
Hathersage 2 129.87x
Higham Ferrers 2 111.73x
Islington London 2 0.59x
Kidderminster Borough 2 7.47x
Knapwell 2 869.57x
Leicester St Leonard 2 54.35x
Llandowror 2 571.43x
Market Harborough 2 114.29x
Northampton St Peter 2 100.00x
Ramsey 2 35.91x
Reading St Giles 2 7.75x
Rugeley 2 23.58x
Stanwick 2 256.41x
Wigston Magna 2 38.84x
Alfreton 1 6.00x
Blunham 1 81.30x
Brixworth 1 70.92x
Chadwell St Mary 1 140.85x
Clifton Upon Ure 1 1250.00x
Cranford St John 1 222.22x
Croydon 1 1.06x
Earls Barton 1 35.59x
Eaton Socon 1 35.09x
Ellington 1 212.77x
Hethel 1 555.56x
High Leigh 1 98.04x
Kensington London 1 0.51x
Leicester St Nicholas 1 45.45x
Mile End Old Town 1 1.81x
Newton Blossomville 1 322.58x
Northampton St Giles 1 7.97x
Pattishall 1 91.74x
Peterborough 1 4.19x
St Andrewthe Great 1 34.84x
St Benedict Cambridge 1 80.00x
Sutton 1 8.10x
Thaxted 1 43.67x
Upwood 1 243.90x
Withcote 1 2000.00x

Top female names

These are the female first names most often recorded with the Mackness surname in 1881. Names are not merged, so initials, variant spellings and transcription quirks can appear as separate rows.

Name Count
Elizabeth 18
Mary 14
Sarah 14
Ann 8
Alice 7
Charlotte 7
Annie 6
Eliza 6
Emily 6
Lydia 6
Martha 6
Rose 6
Jane 4
Anne 3
Edith 3
Ellen 3
Emma 3
Florence 3
Kate 3
Lizzie 3
Ruth 3
Fanny 2
Frances 2
Gertrude 2
Hannah 2
Isabella 2
Jessie 2
Lilly 2
Louisa 2
Rebecca 2
Sophia 2
Susan 2
Agnes 1
Clara 1
Dagmer 1
Elen 1
Elizth.R. 1
Elsie 1
Ena 1
Ethel 1
Fanney 1
Harriet 1
Lavinia 1
Lillian 1
Lottie 1
M.Elizabeth 1
Maggy 1
Margaret 1
Maria 1
Winifred 1

Top male names

These are the male first names most often recorded with the Mackness surname in 1881. Names are not merged, so initials, variant spellings and transcription quirks can appear as separate rows.

Name Count
William 20
George 12
John 12
Thomas 9
Alfred 8
James 8
Joseph 7
Charles 6
Edward 5
Henry 5
Arthur 4
Francis 4
Frank 3
Frederick 3
Harry 3
Walter 3
Albert 2
David 2
Ernest 2
Herbert 2
Jesse 2
Josiah 2
Original 2
Owen 2
Vincent 2
Charley 1
Ebenezer 1
Harold 1
Horace 1
Howard 1
Hy. 1
Isaac 1
Jeffrey 1
Jeremiah 1
Jesses 1
Leonard 1
Leslie 1
Magnes 1
Mark 1
Nathaniel 1
Oliver 1
Oreginal 1
Raymond 1
Reginald 1
Robert 1
Robt. 1
Stanley 1
Sydney 1
Thos. 1
Wm. 1

FAQ

Mackness surname: questions and answers

How common was the Mackness surname in 1881?

In 1881, 359 people were recorded with the Mackness surname. That placed it at #8,614 in the surname rankings for that year.

How common is the Mackness surname today?

The latest modern count shown here is 420 in 2016. That gives Mackness a modern rank of #11,414.

What does the Mackness map show?

The map shows local surname concentration for the selected year. Darker areas have a stronger concentration of Mackness bearers relative to the surrounding population.

What records is this surname page based on?

The historical counts come from census surname records. The modern counts and neighbourhood summaries come from later surname distribution records. Counts are recorded bearers in those records, not a live estimate of everyone with the name today.